EverQuote (EVER) Competitors

Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) and EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, ZETA or EVER?

Zeta Global has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EverQuote has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ZETA or EVER?

87.8% of Zeta Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of EverQuote shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Zeta Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of EverQuote shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ZETA or EVER?

Zeta Global presently has a consensus price target of $30.36, indicating a potential upside of 122.56%. EverQuote has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.42%. Given Zeta Global's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Zeta Global is more favorable than EverQuote.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zeta Global	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
EverQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ZETA or EVER?

Zeta Global received 43 more outperform votes than EverQuote when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.32% of users gave EverQuote an outperform vote while only 67.59% of users gave Zeta Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zeta Global	Outperform Votes 98 67.59%	Underperform Votes 47 32.41%
EverQuote	Outperform Votes 55 74.32%	Underperform Votes 19 25.68%

Does the media favor ZETA or EVER?

In the previous week, Zeta Global had 1 more articles in the media than EverQuote. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Zeta Global and 11 mentions for EverQuote. EverQuote's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Zeta Global's score of 1.26 indicating that EverQuote is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zeta Global	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EverQuote	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ZETA or EVER more profitable?

EverQuote has a net margin of 3.31% compared to Zeta Global's net margin of -13.35%. EverQuote's return on equity of 13.94% beat Zeta Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zeta Global	-13.35%	-45.22%	-18.84%
EverQuote	3.31%	13.94%	9.24%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ZETA or EVER?

EverQuote has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zeta Global. Zeta Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zeta Global	$1.08B	2.99	-$187.48M	-$0.29	-47.03
EverQuote	$575.76M	1.47	-$51.29M	$1.02	23.19

Summary

EverQuote beats Zeta Global on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.